The Kiss, Art Nouveau

Factual Information:

From:Period: 1907-1908

General Information:

This painting by Austrian painting Gustav Klimt is considered a fine example of the Art Nouveau style. In the artwork, a couple embrace and kiss. However only parts of their bodies are shown, and the rest is hidden behind a sheet of gold and geometric shapes. This type of artwork is characteristic of the Art Nouveau style because of its stylistic accents. The Art Nouveau movement often decorated objects in a very abstract and stylized way. This type of characteristic is easily seen in the work by the way the couple disolves into geometric and stylistic shapes.

Why This Artwork?

This artwork was chosen to show the Art Nouveau style, as well as show the growing stylistic and abstract representation in paintings and other artworks.